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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing A75N1 · Bay City, TX · July 31, 2004

Date: July 31, 2004 · 16:30 local
Place: Bay City, TX
Airport: Bay City Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N75272
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW04CA200
Reported as: Boeing A75N1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,900 total125 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N75272Registered now · Boeing A75N1(PT17)S/N 75-8111 Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On July 31, 2004, at approx. 1630 local a B-75-A-75N1 stearman s/n 75-011 registered as N75272 was landing at the Bay City, TX airport (byy) when the pilot lost control and ground looped the aircraft. The pilot was landing on runway 31 with the winds out of 180 and 07 knots. When the aircraft veered to the right the right main landing gear sheared off the aircraft then came to rest approx 110 feet from the center line standing on its nose and left wing tip. The pilot climbed from the aircraft with no injuries. The aircraft's right lower wing spar ahd broken just inboard of the wing strut and the propeller was damaged. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 31, 2004, AT APPROX. 1630 LOCAL A B-75-A-75N1 STEARMAN S/N 75-011 REGISTERED AS N75272 WAS LANDING AT THE BAY CITY, TX AIRPORT (BYY) WHEN THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 31 WITH THE WINDS OUT OF 180 AND 07 KNOTS. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF THE AIRCRAFT THEN CAME TO REST APPROX 110 FEET FROM THE CENTER LINE STANDING ON ITS NOSE AND LEFT WING TIP. THE PILOT CLIMBED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT LOWER WING SPAR AHD BROKEN JUST INBOARD OF THE WING STRUT AND THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW04CA200Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBay City, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's decision to land with a quartering tailwind.Jul 31, 2004 · Substantial damage